Holds Minute of Silence in Memory of Former Committee Member Christof Heyns   The Human Rights Committee today opened its online one hundred and thirty-second session, hearing from Simon Walker, Chief, Section One, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the…

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Chair of the Working Group on…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Situation in north-west Syria Alessandra Vellucci, for the…

  Présentant ce matin son rapport devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme, Mme Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, Rapporteuse spéciale sur les droits humains des personnes déplacées dans leur propre pays, a fait observer que dans les situations de déplacement de populations induites par des conflits,…

  Almazbek Beishenaliev, the new Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Beishenaliev had been serving…

  The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women today held a discussion on the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The first part of the general discussion focused on equality and non-discrimination with a focus on Indigenous women and girls and intersecting…

  Les obligations existantes d'exprimer la solidarité internationale dans le domaine des droits de l'homme ont pris une importance et une urgence particulières dans le contexte de la COVID-19. En particulier, le déploiement des vaccins contre la COVID-19, qui s’est fait principalement dans…

  Alors qu’elle présentait ce matin au Conseil des droits de l'homme son rapport, qui traite des dimensions culturelles du droit à l’éducation, la nouvelle Rapporteuse spéciale sur le droit à l’éducation, Mme Koumbou Boly Barry, a affirmé que le manque de pertinence culturelle des systèmes…

  Yevheniia Filipenko, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Filipenko had been serving as…